Leading up to the primary election, Bevin trailed McConnell by double digits. McConnell enjoyed a substantial cash advantage. Meanwhile, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, a Democrat, easily won her primary election.

Georgia

In Georgia, a second closely watched Senate race, six candidates sought the Republican nomination to fill the seat of retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.

Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., and businessman David Perdue, backed by the GOP establishment, led the group and now face a July 22 runoff. Georgia requires election winners to capture more than 50 percent of the vote.

Former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel, who received an endorsement from former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum, fell behind Kingston and Perdue. Democrat Michelle Nunn handily won her party’s primary with more than 75 percent of the vote.

The tea-party candidates, Reps. Paul Broun, R-Ga., and Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., finished near the bottom of the field, each with less than 10 percent of the vote.

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